“She’s in control of the purchasing decision whether she’s single or married, has kids or doesn’t, or is young or old. So why are you ignoring her?”
- Ann Matesi, Senior Contributing Editor of HousingZone.com

In 2007 married couples were the largest group of home buyers at 61% and single women accounted for the second largest group at 22%. That means that women influenced 83% of the home buying decisions in 2007. With a number like 83%, if you are not yet marketing the female home buyer you are missing out on a significant opportunity. This leads us to the age old question, “What do women want?”

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Working directly with homebuyers, I am often asked about green building features. People want to know not only what to look for in a home but also how to know that there really are energy savings built into the home.

Earth Advantage® certification is a great way for a buyer to know that a builder is committed to providing energy savings for the homeowner and as well as using green building practices. Woodhill Homes currently offers Earth Advantage certified homes as part of their Responsible Home Collection in Woodhill Park, Bend 10 and now, Reed Pointe.

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Summer is finally making its way into Central Oregon and that means Opening Day on the River (Deschutes) . I just saw this over at Imperial River Company’s site:

On June 7^th, be prepared to have FUN! Fun for everyone! We have added some new events to our party this year so be sure and check them out. As always, this party is free! That’s right. We’ll have live music, free professionally guided whitewater rafting trips, ice and clay sculpture demonstrations, Kid’s carnival, raffles with great prize packages, a $10,000* Texas Hold’em Poker tournament, and much much more. Take a look at our schedule below:

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Woodhill Homes has built a new apartment complex in Redmond, Oregon. Last month, the Bend Bulletin covered the development saying that it was the first new Redmond apartment complex in “at least five years”. Here is an excerpt from the article:

After years, Redmond gets new apartments
By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin

Central Oregon’s housing-rich landscape has seen few apartment complexes built in recent years, but at least one pair of developers see an opportunity in Redmond.

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There are a couple of articles in the Wall Street Journal this month that seemed to think that we were at, or very near, the bottom of the real-estate cycle.  We mentioned one of those articles last week (Has Central Oregon’s Housing Slump Reached a Bottom?). Typically at the bottom, you can notice a high number of investors getting in, which seems to be happening now. Only time will tell. Here is the second article from May 6th:

The Housing Crisis Is Over

By CYRIL MOULLE-BERTEAUX

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